Juan Claudio de la Hoz y Mota
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Juan Claudio de la Hoz y Mota (1630?–1710?), Spanish
dramatist, was born in Madrid
. He became a Knight of Santiago in 1653, and soon afterwards succeeded his father as regidor of Burgos
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In 1665 he was nominated to an important post at the Treasury, and in his later years acted as official censor of the Madrid theatres. On August 13, 1709 he signed his play entitled José, salvador de Egipto, and is presumed to have died in the following year.
Hoz is not remarkable for originality of conception, but his recasts of plays by earlier writers are distinguished by an adroitness which accounts for the esteem in which he was held by his contemporaries. El Montañés Juan Pascual and El castigo de la miseria, reprinted in the Biblioteca de Autores Españoles, give a just idea of his adaptable talent.
Spain
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dramatist, was born in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. He became a Knight of Santiago in 1653, and soon afterwards succeeded his father as regidor of Burgos
Burgos
Burgos is a city of northern Spain, historic capital of Castile. It is situated at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178,966 inhabitants in the city proper and another 20,000 in its suburbs. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León...
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In 1665 he was nominated to an important post at the Treasury, and in his later years acted as official censor of the Madrid theatres. On August 13, 1709 he signed his play entitled José, salvador de Egipto, and is presumed to have died in the following year.
Hoz is not remarkable for originality of conception, but his recasts of plays by earlier writers are distinguished by an adroitness which accounts for the esteem in which he was held by his contemporaries. El Montañés Juan Pascual and El castigo de la miseria, reprinted in the Biblioteca de Autores Españoles, give a just idea of his adaptable talent.